Husband of jailed Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe asks UN to step in over her ‘torture’ and threats her daughter will be snatched’

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was been put in a 'situation of complete powerlessness', it has been claimed

By Brittany Vonow

14th February 2018, 8:27 am

Updated: 14th February 2018, 1:19 pm

A JAILED Brit mum's detention in Iran amounts to torture, it has been claimed, with her treatment referred to the UN.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is serving a five-year term for spying, struggles to walk, as well as losing her hair and suffering extreme weight loss during her 22-months behind bars.

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard said he had hoped his wife would be out of jail by Christmas

Human rights organisation Redress and her husband Richard have now urged the UN to investigate the case, saying her treatment "amounts to torture" - with repeated threats including to take away her daughter.

The letter also claimed that she had been put in a "situation of complete powerlessness", denied visits, phone calls and medical services.

The jailed mum's husband, who has constantly campaigned to have her released from her wrongful imprisonment, has also spoken out, saying he hoped it would be a way to bring her home.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Richard Ratcliffe said: "I think we have passed the threshold where Nazanin's treatment is torture. These psychological games remain ongoing.

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The mother's treatment amounts to torture, it has been claimed

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The mother has struggled with severe weight loss and been put in a situation of 'powerlessness'

"I've asked the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to follow up on Nazanin's case and to find a way to bring her home."